Edificio Guardiola, Functionalist office building in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico

Edificio Guardiola is a functionalist office building completed in 1947 by architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia with engineering by Federico Ramos for Banco de México. It occupies the block between Francisco I. Madero, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Callejón de la Condesa and Avenida Cinco de Mayo. Its straight lines and geometric forms show no ornament, and the garden spaces around it now sit about two metres above the sidewalk because of the city's subsidence.

Architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia designed and completed the building in 1947, when Mexico City was growing quickly and trying new building styles. The time after World War II brought new possibilities and ideas to the city's architecture.

The building shows how Mexico City developed its own modern look in the middle of the 20th century, moving away from simply copying European styles. You can see in the clean lines and shapes how architects of that time tried to create something new that fit their era and their country.

The building is located in the Cuauhtémoc area with good public transportation connections in the city center. You can easily reach it on foot or by bus, streetcar, or metro.

The landscaped spaces around the building were laid at the level of Avenida Madero, but the city's subsidence has raised them to about two metres above the pavement. The site also once held the Casa de los perros, a palace by Ramón Rodríguez Arangoiti named for the dog and lion sculptures on its roof.